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dana, what do we know? >> that's right. we got this word from democratic sources about a half an hour ago. maybe a little bit more. that they consider a major setback to be going on right now. a poison pill, something that the republicans offered last night and democrats rejected today. it's called technically chain cpi, the buzz word for it. what it means for real people and real terms, would be that social security recipients would see smaller checks on a monthly basis and that's why democrats are saying that this is a nonstarter. the president did propose this to the house speakers as part of a larger deal. he even talked about it again this morning on nbc, the president. but democrats are saying that they simply do not see this in this miner, smaller mini deal. they don't want to deal with the entitlement issue at all until a later date when they can deal with it in a broad sense. here's an example of what we heard a half hour ago from the republican leader followed by the democratic leader. >> the consequences of this
dana, what do we know? >> that's right. we got this word from democratic sources about a half an hour ago. maybe a little bit more. that they consider a major setback to be going on right now. a poison pill, something that the republicans offered last night and democrats rejected today. it's called technically chain cpi, the buzz word for it. what it means for real people and real terms, would be that social security recipients would see smaller checks on a monthly basis and that's why...
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dana bash is following it for us as well. e she will report to us if they make a decision. >>> other news, though, since the news broke about secretary of state hillary clinton and the blood clot that was discovered in her head, reporters have been scrambling to find out just how dangerous the rare disorder that she has is. i wanted to show you what was in the papers today. it's a picture of chelsea. not sure if a picture says a thousand words, but her family certa certainly rushed to the hospital where she's being treated. that picture really caught that image of what appears to be a distraught chelsea clinton. she was leaving the hospital after the visit with her mom. she tweeted out a message thanking people for their support. "thank you to all for sending good thoughts my mom's way. grateful to all her doctors and that she'll make a full recovery." the doctors for their part say there's no evidence of a stroke or any neurological damage with regard to this clot near her brain. jill dougherty is live at the state departmen
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we'll bring in dana here. we know there's progress made, but there's a sticking point that you had mentioned as well. that is about the automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to kick in, and na democrats and republicans have a different sense of when they should deal with that. explain what that's about. >> i will, suzanne. if i may before i get to that, i just want to tell our viewers that i now have confirmation from a republican aide here in the senate of what jessica first reported earlier today. it's that they seem to have agreement on a major issue, which are those tax rates, where they should go. as jessica reported, the tax rates are at $450,000 for households, $400,000 for individuals. what i mean by that, of course, tax cuts that are currently in place right now, they'll stay in place up until those thresholds. above that they go away. there will be tax increases, at least that's how many see them. that, again, has been agreed to by republicans according to a senior republican aide as well as the
we'll bring in dana here. we know there's progress made, but there's a sticking point that you had mentioned as well. that is about the automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to kick in, and na democrats and republicans have a different sense of when they should deal with that. explain what that's about. >> i will, suzanne. if i may before i get to that, i just want to tell our viewers that i now have confirmation from a republican aide here in the senate of what jessica first...
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dana bash is now back with us on capitol hill with more. dana what do you have? >> reporter: i have another republican senator who came out of that meeting with mitch mcconnell, senator bob corker of tennessee. thank you very much k you just give us a sense of the feeling that you got in that behind close doors meeting that just ended from your leader? >> sure. well, he did receive a call -- he had a call with vice president biden and so there are conversations. >> he received a call while the meeting was happening, didn't he? >> that is correct. i think he felt like, you know, the call was productive. i think progress is being made. and chained cpi, i want to make everyone, it is not part of the equation as far that is year's discussion goes. it is not dish know senator reid said some things on the floor but a but all of us understand that things like entitlement reform are going to be debt with unfortunately during the debt controlling debait. i think what shocked everybody in our caucus, truly, is that the president has campaigned this entire year on raising t
dana bash is now back with us on capitol hill with more. dana what do you have? >> reporter: i have another republican senator who came out of that meeting with mitch mcconnell, senator bob corker of tennessee. thank you very much k you just give us a sense of the feeling that you got in that behind close doors meeting that just ended from your leader? >> sure. well, he did receive a call -- he had a call with vice president biden and so there are conversations. >> he received...
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dana bash is watching that live for us. dana, last hour you were saying progress is being made. now you've been hearing rumblings on the opposite from the far left. what are you hearing now? >> very interesting. we have been hearing from both sides of the aisle that part of the big issue has been to get over objections from conservative republicans who are not going to be happy with any potential deal. i just spoke with tom harkin who is a democrat being from iowa. and he's also a leading progressive. he said that he and other progressives might be the ones object or to try to stop any potential deal. the reason he says he's so upset is because he does not like the idea that we have been reporting of keeping the tax cuts in place of income levels up to $450,000. he believes that's too high. the president, as we know, campaigned with a lot of democratic support on $250,000. harkin said he's not happy with the idea that democrats are talking about keeping the estate tax cut in place, which also expires tonight. and he's not happy with talk of patching the amt, which is effectively
dana bash is watching that live for us. dana, last hour you were saying progress is being made. now you've been hearing rumblings on the opposite from the far left. what are you hearing now? >> very interesting. we have been hearing from both sides of the aisle that part of the big issue has been to get over objections from conservative republicans who are not going to be happy with any potential deal. i just spoke with tom harkin who is a democrat being from iowa. and he's also a leading...
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dana? >> that's right, martin, talking to democrats now coming out of their nearly two-hour meeting talking about the talks are and we now have the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin from illinois. thank you very much. can you give us a reality check of where things stand and more importantly, if you really think that a deal can be done pie the clock striking midnight tonight or even tomorrow night? >> the original down tours talked about present a problem in reaching an agreement. i understand the conversation is going to continue, as it should, between the leaders in the senate on both sides and the president. >> you have been talking with republican about the big issue appears to be tax rates. how far in these negotiations have democrats been willing to go when it comes to the income thresh followed for tax increases? >> i think president obama is right, that those making less than $250,000 should be protected. the republicans, of course, want to raise that level so there it
dana? >> that's right, martin, talking to democrats now coming out of their nearly two-hour meeting talking about the talks are and we now have the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin from illinois. thank you very much. can you give us a reality check of where things stand and more importantly, if you really think that a deal can be done pie the clock striking midnight tonight or even tomorrow night? >> the original down tours talked about present a problem in reaching an...
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senior congressional correspondent dana bash is on capitol hill and, dana, does it even look like the house will vote today? because that's kind of crucial. >> it is a big open question, deb. i can tell you the reason why i'm standing in front of a -- maybe not so pretty white wall is because i'm down the hall from where republicans are meeting as we speak. house republicans. and you can hear at different times some clapping and different times other -- maybe not so happy noises coming from inside the meeting, but they are discussing the way forward. and what we're hearing from sources, again, this meeting is going on what we're hearing from sources about what is happening behind the doors is that there are a lot of members concerned that they want spending cuts to go along with this deal. they don't want to just pass mostly -- mostly tax cuts but tax increases. that is a big part of what i'm hearing is going on. the other thing we're told is that the house speaker is simply not taking a position whether he is for or against this. he's being very cautious, we're told, in this meeting,
senior congressional correspondent dana bash is on capitol hill and, dana, does it even look like the house will vote today? because that's kind of crucial. >> it is a big open question, deb. i can tell you the reason why i'm standing in front of a -- maybe not so pretty white wall is because i'm down the hall from where republicans are meeting as we speak. house republicans. and you can hear at different times some clapping and different times other -- maybe not so happy noises coming...
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dana will be joining us later. thank you. ali? >> don, we have cnn contributor and columnist for newsweek and the daily beast john avalon joining us from new york. john, the remarkably and so dana had a lot of detail as don pointed out. why are we having this discussion with all of this detail with less than 36 hours to go to the deadline? they have had, and you know how many days to work this out? h 516 days since we first learned about the sequester and 12 years since we first learned that the bush era tax cuts would expire. >> yeah. the world's most predictable political crisis and this is a totally self-made problem. congress set this time bomb and now scrambling to diffuse it. it is a dereliction of duty. we were told all year that nothing would get done in the presidential year, because it was contentious, and that the lame duck would be productive and politicians would come together and reason together and think about the national interests, but it has not happened. they can't seem to focus on solving a problem until the li
dana will be joining us later. thank you. ali? >> don, we have cnn contributor and columnist for newsweek and the daily beast john avalon joining us from new york. john, the remarkably and so dana had a lot of detail as don pointed out. why are we having this discussion with all of this detail with less than 36 hours to go to the deadline? they have had, and you know how many days to work this out? h 516 days since we first learned about the sequester and 12 years since we first learned...
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dana bash, thank you. we'll talk to you later. at half past the hour we'll check out the view of the fiscal cliff from hawaii. brianna keilar is traveling with the president. she's going to join us live. that's 25 minutes from now. >>> u.s. senator michael crapo s says he's deeply sorry for driving under the influence of alcohol. the republican who is also a mormon was pulled over, tested and arrested after running a red light early yesterday morning in virginia. he says he made a mistake and deal with whatever penalty he is given. >>> the u.s. navy seals are again mourning the loss of one of their own. a military official tells cnn that commander job price died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. price was a commander officer of seal team 4, that's the unit with more than two dozen members that operates in central afghanistan. the official says there's no indication at this point that price was under any investigation or involved in any controversies. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel has not been nominated as defense secr
dana bash, thank you. we'll talk to you later. at half past the hour we'll check out the view of the fiscal cliff from hawaii. brianna keilar is traveling with the president. she's going to join us live. that's 25 minutes from now. >>> u.s. senator michael crapo s says he's deeply sorry for driving under the influence of alcohol. the republican who is also a mormon was pulled over, tested and arrested after running a red light early yesterday morning in virginia. he says he made a...
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let's go to dana bash. dana, what do you think? is it promising? can they go it now? >> reporter: well, let's start there. it certainly has happened before between these two men, and it's happened before when democrats on capitol hill are either split or have gotten, frankly, just too frustrated with the republican counterparts to have conversations to be able to find bipartisan agreement. these are the two men who negotiated an extension of the bush era tax cuts for two years. that happened two years ago when republicans had a lot of political capital because they just won the house in a big way. whether or not these two men are actually going to be the ones to strike a deal, we're not sure, but we are told, our ted barrett and jessica yellin and i are told by multiple sources that it does seem that at this point, at this late hour, the talks are primarily centered around and between these two men, between mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader, and joe biden, the vice president. harry reid, the senate democratic leader is certainly very well-informed. he's ke
let's go to dana bash. dana, what do you think? is it promising? can they go it now? >> reporter: well, let's start there. it certainly has happened before between these two men, and it's happened before when democrats on capitol hill are either split or have gotten, frankly, just too frustrated with the republican counterparts to have conversations to be able to find bipartisan agreement. these are the two men who negotiated an extension of the bush era tax cuts for two years. that...
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we've got dana bash following the developments on capitol hill. i want to start off with you, dana. what do we know about a possible compromise on the senate siepd what they might be proposed in fairly short order? >> compromise, i'm not so sure we'll see that. but i was told by a republican senator and democratic senator that the pr indicated before he left for hawaii that he, the president, is expected to send a piece of legislation up today with his scaled back tax plan. that's something that the president outlined in general terms on the friday before he left for hawaii and since then what we've been hearing from republicans, particularly mitch mcconnell's office is we can't talk about whether we can pass anything until we actually see the legislation. so our understanding from these sources who are familiar with the call and familiar with the process is that the president will put the plan in legislate lative language. what is the plan? the president's tax plan he campaigned on for five years which is to let the tax plan expire for households making less than $250,000. he would
we've got dana bash following the developments on capitol hill. i want to start off with you, dana. what do we know about a possible compromise on the senate siepd what they might be proposed in fairly short order? >> compromise, i'm not so sure we'll see that. but i was told by a republican senator and democratic senator that the pr indicated before he left for hawaii that he, the president, is expected to send a piece of legislation up today with his scaled back tax plan. that's...
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hey, dana,y want to go to you. across the wire the house may be coming back into session on sunday, but do we know, is there movement towards getting there? is that confirmed? >> yes, we have it confirmed. i apologize. there is a conference call going on right now with house republican leaders and the rank and file where they are discussing the next steps. that is something they announced moments ago to republicans that they should prepare to come back to washington and be here on sunday to reconvene before the end of the year before that deadline approaches that. does not necessarily mean that there is going to be anything for them to vote on. the democrats have taken advantage political of the fact that the democratic-led senate came back today and the house is not yet here. the republicans and the house say it's because the ball is in the senate's court, but the optics of the house maybe not so great. >> you are right. it's about optics. if they are not there, it's easy to say we went over the fiscal cliff and w
hey, dana,y want to go to you. across the wire the house may be coming back into session on sunday, but do we know, is there movement towards getting there? is that confirmed? >> yes, we have it confirmed. i apologize. there is a conference call going on right now with house republican leaders and the rank and file where they are discussing the next steps. that is something they announced moments ago to republicans that they should prepare to come back to washington and be here on sunday...
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six days, dana bash, from washington. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >>> now to this wild weather causing a headache for holiday travelers. snow and sleet are disrupting things for drivers in indiana right now. the day after christmas usually means a trip to the mall. for a lot of people. checking for sales or exchanges, you know the deal. but for people like the ones you're seeing now, and others in the midwest and south, this is cleanup time. they have got the shovels out. they have got the snow blowers. they have got to clear that ice after tornadoes also like this one touched down last night. look. >> it's right there. >> we got to hurry up and get past. >> yeah, this is one of 30 tornadoes that spun out of the storm system that damaged at least 125 homes and businesses. happened across alabama, other parts of the south overnight. and we have learned now that more than 25 people were injured in mississippi. three people died in texas, oklahoma and arkansas. officials are working to restore power to about 21,000 cu
six days, dana bash, from washington. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >>> now to this wild weather causing a headache for holiday travelers. snow and sleet are disrupting things for drivers in indiana right now. the day after christmas usually means a trip to the mall. for a lot of people. checking for sales or exchanges, you know the deal. but for people like the ones you're seeing now, and others in the midwest and south, this is cleanup time. they have got the shovels out....
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dana, thank you. as if we needed another deadline, the treasury is warning that the nation's debt will hit the ceiling on new year's eve. the debt showdown last summer is what led to the fiscal cliff we're facing right now. just one more complication or bargaining chip. remind us, you're the best at putting this in perspective. remind us why the debt ceiling is just as important as the fiscal cliff. >> let me take you back a little while. to the conversation about the bun ji jump. here's the problem. confidence doesn't react to a bun ji jump. if you stole my phone and then i got it back from you, it would take that time before i develop that trust wp we saw the consumer confidence numbers come out and they have taken a big hit because consumers are worried about the fiscal cliff. the investing side is our debt raiting, you'll recall the last time we messed around with the debt ceiling, we got kicked down a notch. so if we are seen to be so irresponsible we would do this again and get past our debt lim
dana, thank you. as if we needed another deadline, the treasury is warning that the nation's debt will hit the ceiling on new year's eve. the debt showdown last summer is what led to the fiscal cliff we're facing right now. just one more complication or bargaining chip. remind us, you're the best at putting this in perspective. remind us why the debt ceiling is just as important as the fiscal cliff. >> let me take you back a little while. to the conversation about the bun ji jump. here's...
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dana bash live from capitol hill. now, dana, first of all, i want dwru explain for us we know there are two things happening, the republicans who are meeting and we know the vice president is meeting with the democrats. when do we expect these two sides to get together and make a decision about whether or not they like what the senate has put forward or whether they want to come up with something else or amend it. >> reporter: before i answer that, i'm standing right near the house republican meeting which is fgoing to start in a fw minutes and i might have to duck away. we're waiting for the house speaker to come by. >> sure. >> reporter: but to answerer that question, what's going to happen, we are told, is that the house republicans, of course, run the house, and they make the decision on when votes are, they are having the meeting right now, but we're told that that is not going to be the definitive or decisive meeting to decide when the vote will be on the fiscal cliff package and how they're going to vote on it,
dana bash live from capitol hill. now, dana, first of all, i want dwru explain for us we know there are two things happening, the republicans who are meeting and we know the vice president is meeting with the democrats. when do we expect these two sides to get together and make a decision about whether or not they like what the senate has put forward or whether they want to come up with something else or amend it. >> reporter: before i answer that, i'm standing right near the house...
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dana bash, thank you, we appreciate that. as we have been telling you all morning long, the nra's president is here. we'll talk to him after a break. [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast. [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> 14 minutes past the hour. now back to our top story. the decision of a new york newspaper to publish the names and addresses of gun permit holders, even the brady center, a group in favor of gun control is opposed to what the journal news located in new york, decided to do. the center calls the decision to publish the names misplaced and it adds it's not a common sense approach to decreasing gun violence in this country. with me i
dana bash, thank you, we appreciate that. as we have been telling you all morning long, the nra's president is here. we'll talk to him after a break. [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast....
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thanks, dana. "cnn newsroom" with carol costello starts right now. >>> twas the day before christmas, and malls around the country expected to be packed. millions of last-minute shoppers scurrying to stores to finish their shopping list. are you one of them? plus this. >> shame on the nra! ban assault weapons now! >> remember her? she disrupted a live statement by the national rifle association. how did she sneak past that big sign -- how did she sneak that big sign past all that security? we'll ask her live. >>> politicians, dignitaries, and even a musician. cnn tallies your votes for the most intriguing person of the year and counts them down for u and a small kid making a big difference. this little girl wins a trip of a lifetime to paris, and her actions after that get support from the whole community. >> dear santa, i'm gabriela, the one with the tumor. this is my motto, and i think you should use it too. you might have a bad day today, but there's always a bright star to look forward to tomor
thanks, dana. "cnn newsroom" with carol costello starts right now. >>> twas the day before christmas, and malls around the country expected to be packed. millions of last-minute shoppers scurrying to stores to finish their shopping list. are you one of them? plus this. >> shame on the nra! ban assault weapons now! >> remember her? she disrupted a live statement by the national rifle association. how did she sneak past that big sign -- how did she sneak that big...
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back to you. >> dana bash, there with chairman issa, thanks so much for that. now we'll throw back to deb in atlanta. >> thanks so much, john. we want to go to the -- to the floor there. the senator from tennessee, bob corker, ribbing the president and chastising him for what he just calls his press conference. let's listen for a moment. >> without objection. >> mr. president -- >> senator from maryland. >> mr. president, i rise to speak on behalf of what is going on here today as the new chair of the -- >> okay, so tax hikes, it looks like tax hikes instead of affecting 98% of all americans will affect only the 5% of top earners. does that mean everybody is free and clear? not exactly. tomorrow, your paycheck will likely shrink. and that's with or without the fiscal cliff. that's because the payroll tax cut expires at midnight. right now, it does not look as if congress plans to extend it. the 4.2% you pay into social security will now go up to 6.2% of your salary. lawmakers have been so consumed by the fiscal cliff that it appears little was done to extend th
back to you. >> dana bash, there with chairman issa, thanks so much for that. now we'll throw back to deb in atlanta. >> thanks so much, john. we want to go to the -- to the floor there. the senator from tennessee, bob corker, ribbing the president and chastising him for what he just calls his press conference. let's listen for a moment. >> without objection. >> mr. president -- >> senator from maryland. >> mr. president, i rise to speak on behalf of what is...
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dana, we want to begin with you. we are hearing there might have been some progress overnight. >> a lot more optimism being expressed from sources in both parties. mitch mcconnell who the prime negotiator on the republican side just moments ago told reporters he spoke to the vice president, who is the prime negotiator now on the democrat side. so not totally all night, but they were up pretty late and early into the morning going back and forth making what again several sources say was significant progress. again, hate to say it, i have seen that movie before. i know you have too in covering similar negotiations like this. this is really, really been a roller coaster with people feeling optimistic and suddenly we hear things hit a snag. as you said, 14 hours to go. there's nothing like a deadline that really pushes congress to do something. >> and dana, one of the sticking points you have been talking about so much here is negotiations over the income level that will actually see a tax hike. the president has stuck t
dana, we want to begin with you. we are hearing there might have been some progress overnight. >> a lot more optimism being expressed from sources in both parties. mitch mcconnell who the prime negotiator on the republican side just moments ago told reporters he spoke to the vice president, who is the prime negotiator now on the democrat side. so not totally all night, but they were up pretty late and early into the morning going back and forth making what again several sources say was...
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. >>> you know, dana bash is the -- she's good on capitol hill. good morning and merry christmas. >>> stories we're watching in the newsroom on this christmas day. pope benedict xvi tells people not to up hope even in the world's most troubled reasons. his appeal for peace. >>> and it's not the grinch stealing christmas cheer. it's the weather. blizzard warnings may turn your white christmas into a travel nightmare. and tornados threaten the south. your forecast is coming up. >>> and we're seven days away from going off the fiscal cliff and with washington in a political gridlock we're getting closer and closer. the question, how will it affect you and your paycheck? >>> the images, the words, the names, highlights and low lights of 2012. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello wishing you and yours a merry christmas and we begin with pope benedict xvi using his an i'll christmas message to speak about the hope for peace even in the most difficult times and situations. >> translator: in this world there's a good soil whi
. >>> you know, dana bash is the -- she's good on capitol hill. good morning and merry christmas. >>> stories we're watching in the newsroom on this christmas day. pope benedict xvi tells people not to up hope even in the world's most troubled reasons. his appeal for peace. >>> and it's not the grinch stealing christmas cheer. it's the weather. blizzard warnings may turn your white christmas into a travel nightmare. and tornados threaten the south. your forecast is...